A year after the EU issued its Code of Conduct for data centres, lack of participation could damage the autonomy of the industry, says TelecityGroup's Rob Coupland
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Cloud Computing Failures And How To Avoid Them
While a shift to the cloud represents many benefits, there are risks that need to be properly understood first. In this article, Knowledge Centre contributor Dave Kofflin outlines five guidelines companies need to understand
Chloride Launches Mega-Efficient Megawatt UPS
New uninterruptible power supply for the data centre gives you the choice - power efficiency, or smoothing to control your power
Fewer Americans Convinced About Climate Change
Fewer Americans are finding global warming an important issue, a report from the Pew Research Center find
Dell R710 PowerEdge Review
The Dell R710 PowerEdge, is designed to optimise the data centre for virtualisation tasks, and offers an interesting alternative to BIOS boot-up
Microsoft Points To Tech Refresh As Profits Fall
Microsoft has reported a decline in both quarterly revenues and profits, but still managed to beat market expectations
Practical Steps To Green The Data Centre
For IT managers with limited budgets there are a couple of low-impact moves that could yield high-impact cost savings in the data centre
IBM Beefs Up Midsize Business Offerings
IBM has launched six products and services for its midmarket business portfolio, including new servers and other enhancements
Google Says GMail and Wave Paving Way For Chrome OS
A Google executive said complex Web applications such as Gmail and Google Wave are paving the way for major adoption of the Google Chrome Web browser
Calls For Investigation Of All IBM Managers In Wake Of Share Scam
Alliance@IBM, which is looking to unionise IBM's U.S. work force, is asking the SEC and DOJ to investigate all IBM executives in the wake of hardware chief Robert Moffat's arrest in connection with a $25 million insider trading scheme
Windows 7 Gaining Ground On Eastern Front
Users in Eastern Europe appear more eager to adopt Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7, than their Western counterparts
VMware Tackles Capacity Management With New Tool
Virtualisation giant VMware has launched a new capacity management tool for virtualised environments
Windows 7 Arrives In New York City
Windows 7 has finally arrived after a high profile launch event in New York that CEO Steve Ballmer hopes will eliminate the stigma of Vista
Free Upgrade Advisor Released For Windows 7
In an effort to maximise user adoption of Windows 7, Microsoft is offering users a free tool that will determine if their existing hardware is compatible with the new OS
Virtualisation Reality Still Well Behind Vendor Hype
Currently only about 16 percent of workloads are running on virtual machines, according to Gartner
VMWare Sees 50 Percent Drop In Profits
Hypervisor maker VMware reports fiscal third-quarter revenues of $490 million (£296m) with a profit of $38 million, or 9 cents per share of common stock
Windows 7 Finally Gets It Right
Finally it looks like we have a Windows version that will just shut up and do the job. If only Microsoft could do the same, we might have got there quicker, says Peter Judge
Dell Climbs Aboard Windows 7 Bandwagon, Ahead of Launch
Dell has admitted that Vista was a 'bust' and that Windows 7 is a big improvement that will likely spark a massive tech refresh in 2010
Shred Easy Destroys Your Hard-Drives On Site
Shred Easy has launched an audited service where it will send a specialist vehicle to a customer's premises in order to destroy their hard disk drives on site
AMD Ships Triple-Core Chip For Small Form Factor PCs
Advanced Micro Devices has begun rolling out its first three-core chips designed for all-in-one desktops and other smaller form factor devices
AT&T Rallies Staff Against US Net Neutrality Ruling
In the latest turn in the ever escalating war of words over network neutrality, top AT&T executive urges company employees to flood the Federal Communications Commission site with letters opposing any new network neutrality rules
US Asks For Public Cooperation On Cyber-Security
US DHS secretary Janet Napolitano noted in a speech today it will take the combined efforts of vigilant users, government and the private sector to secure the country's cyber-infrastructure
Ofcom Details Plan to Borrow Spectrum For London Olympics
Ofcom has provided additional information on its proposals to “borrow” spectrum in order to meet demand for capacity during the 2012 Olympic Games
EC Delay Means 3000 Job Cuts Says Sun
Sun says its board approved a new strategic plan that includes laying off 3,000 workers during the next year
Microsoft to Drop Silverlight Streaming
Microsoft has admitted that it will discontinue its Silverlight Streaming beta service, which will be replaced by a Windows Azure service
IBM Eases Admin Pain Of Virtualised Environments
Big Blue has unveiled software designed to ease the admin headache of managing both physical and virtualised environments
Greenplum Offers Free Version of MPP Database
Greenplum is offering a version of its massively parallel processing (MPP) database absolutely free-of-charge
Can Cloud Bridge The Security Generation Gap?
Individual security professionals are never going to cope with the diversity of their users' behaviour, says Peter Judge. Is there a way to satisfy all the needs of all concerned?
Cloud Computing Could Solve Security Skills Crisis
Cloud computing could be the way to address the security skills crisis, if providers can provide the right contractual guarantees, according to industry bodies in IT security
IT Spending Will Rise To 3.3 Percent In 2010
Gartner analysts say the IT industry will follow up its worst year ever by seeing a 3.3 percent increase in spending in 2010